Valerie Francis Dower, 41, of Fairfield Twp., unexpectedly went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 7, 2013. She was the wife of Derrick J. Dower, mother of Aspen Pierce, daughter of Edith Goldsboro Pierce and the late Eugene Pierce, Sr., grandmother of Winter Angel Pierce and sister of Angeline Pierce and the late Eugene Pierce, Jr. Funeral services will be held at Trinity AME Church, 1107 Bridgeton-Millville Pike, Bridgeton on Monday, October 14th at 1 PM. Friends will be received at the church from 11 AM to 1 PM prior to the services. Additional obituary information can be found at the funeral home website at www.padgettfuneralhomes.com